Fender.



No. 785,482. YATENTBD MAR. 21, 1905.

- R. DORONZIO.

FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED 10160.7. 1904.

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WIT/ 58858: INVENT OR No. 785,482. PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905.

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FENDER. V APPLICATION FILED DEG. 7,'1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

RAFFAELA DORONZIO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,482, dated March 21, 1905.

Application filed December '7, 1904. Serial No. 235,801.

To all whont it Wbaty concern:

Be it known that I, RAFFAELA DORONZIO, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New-York, have invented a new and Improved Fender, of which the following is a full. clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to fenders, and more particularly to those adapted for use upon electric cars and the like.

It has for its principal objects the provision of such a device which, while occupying com- *paratively little space under normal conditions and being so removed from the ground that the tilting of the car will not cause it to strike, will upon coming in contact with a person or other object extend itself outwardly and downwardly to effectively receive and support the object.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a horizontal section on the line 1 1 of Fig. 4. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a similar view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

The platform portion of a car is designated by the letter A, and from this depend hangers 1O 10, supporting a cross-bar 11. Upon lugs 12, rising from this cross-bar, is pivoted a fender-section B, which may consist of an open or barred frame covered by an interwoven tilling13, of wire or the like. Hinged at l i'upon the outer side of the first section is a second section C, which may be similarly constructed, and at 15 upon the section C is hinged an outer section D of the same character. Surrounding the pivots at 14 are shown coiled springs 16, having bent ends 17 connecting the sections and exerting their tension to hold them in the horizontally-alined position most clearly illustrated in Fig. 4: of the drawings. When so situated. the sections may be supported by rods or members 18, fixed to the forward or outer section and extending through openings in the cross-bar 11 and, if desired, through other guides fixed to the car, in all of which they may slide. To further support the fender, chains or flexible members 19 connect the inner side of the outer section to the dashboard or other convenient portion of the car. Normally the fender-sections occupy the positions shown in Fig. 3, where they may be retained by a latch 20, pivotally mounted upon a rod 21, having a bearing in the crossbar 11, the latch being provided with a hooked end 22, which may engage a projection 23 from the under side of the forward section. The latch and projection are shown as normally held in cooperation by a spring 24, connecting the latch and cross bar, while the movement of the latch in this direction may be limited by a stop 25, depending from the cross-bar and with which contacts an arm 26 from the inner end of the latch.

The section D of the fender is preferably provided with an independently-movable portion 27, supported upon pairs of pivoted links 28 28. Surrounding the connecting-pivots of the links are springs 29, the outer ends of which engage said links and tend to hold them in the position illustrated in Fig. i. To normally maintain this portion 27 in a raised position at some distance from the ground, preferably directly beneath the section D, it rests upon the hooked end 30 of a latch 31, pivoted upon one of the bars of the forward section. Extending across the forward end of this section .1) is a releasing member or bar 32, which may be supported by headed projections 33, passing through openings in the section. The outer ends of the releasing-bar may be bent forwardly at 34c to permit greater inward movement if the bar is pressed in more at one extremity than at the other. Across the inner side of the releasing-bar is shown a rigidlyconnected bar 35, from which projects an arm 36, having at its upper side a depression 37, with an inclined actuating-face 38. Into this depression extends an arm 39 fromthe latch 31.

In the folded or normal position of the fender, Fig. 3, the sections B and C are held substantially parallel to the dashboard by the latch 20, while the movable portion of the section I) is maintained in close proximity to said section by the latch 31. In this position the height of the elements above the ground is such that the fender will freely pass over ob' jects which might ordinarily be between the tracks, and the inner end of the arm 36 will be in proximity to thelatch-arm 26. If, however, the releasing-bar comes in contact with a person, it will be pressed inwardly, bringing the arm 36 into contact with the arm 26 and swinging the latch 20 to one side to release the sections, which will be moved bythe springs 16 to their extended position, Fig. 4. Simultaneously the inclined face 38 will operate the latch 31, freeing the portion 27 of the forward section and causing its springs to lower it and extending it forwardly beyond the fender to such a position that it is impossible for a body to pass beneath the fender, while the extension of the sections provides ample length to receive and support the person struck without such person coming in contact with the body of the car. It will be seen that the inward movement of the releasing-bar will cause a yield which will lessen the concussion; but to still further reduce the injury which may be caused by this blow a yieldable strip or buffer 40 may be placed along the outer side of the releasing-bar. To provide for bringing the fender into its active or receiving position before it strikes an object, the rod 21 may be extended upwardly, having, if desired, a bearing in the car-platform at 41, and carry at its upper end within the reach of the driver a crank-handle or operating member 42. The rotation of this crank-handle to the left will release the latch 20 and allow the springs 16 to extend the fend er-sections. A hook 43 may be pivoted upon the dashboard and serve to lock the parts against accidental movement by engagement with the crank.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A fender comprising a plurality of hinged sections, a latch for retaining the sections in a raised position, and means operable by the contact of an object with the fender-sections for moving the latch.

2. Afendercomprisingapluralityofhinged sections, a spring for extending the sections, a latch for holding the sections against the pressure of the spring, and means operable by the contact of an object with the fender-sections for releasing the latch.

3. A fender comprising a plurality of hinged sections, means for extending the sections, a latch for normally holding the sections against movement, and means carried by one of the sections for releasing the latch.

4. A fender comprising a plurality of hinged sections, means for moving the sections into substantial alinement, a latch for normally holding the sections against movement, and means carried by one of the sections for releasing the latch.

5. Afendercomprisingaplurality of hinged sections, means for moving the sections into substantial alinement, a latch for normally holding the sections against movement, means carried by one of the sections for automat- -ically releasing the latch, and means associated with the latch for manually releasing it.

6. The combination with a car, of a fender comprising a plurality of hinged sections, means for moving the sections into substantial alinement, a latch pivoted upon the car and serving to normally hold the sections against movement, and means carried by one of the sections for releasing the latch.

7. The combination with a fender, of a portion mounted thereon to move downwardly and forwardly beyond the fender.

8. The combination with a fender, of a portion mounted thereon to move downwardly and forwardly beyond the fender, and a latch upon which the movable portion rests in its raised position.

9. The combination with a fender, of a portion mounted thereon to move downwardly and forwardly beyond the fender, a latch upon which the movable portion rests in its raised position, and means carried by the fender for releasing the latch.

10. The combination with a fender, of a portion mounted thereon to move downwardly and forwardly beyond the fender, a latch upon which the movable portion rests in its raised position, and yieldable means carried by the fender and movable by contact with an object to release the latch.

11. A fender comprising a plurality of hinged sections, means for movingthe sections into substantial alinement, and a portion mounted upon one of the sections and movable downwardly and forwardly from said section.

12. A fender comprising a plurality of hinged sections, means for moving the sections into, substantial alinement, a portion mounted upon one of the sections and movable downwardly and forwardly from said section, and latches for holding the sections and said portion against movement.

13. A fender comprising a plurality of hinged sections, means for moving the sections into substantial alinement, a portion mounted upon one of the sections and movable downwardly and forwardly from said section, latches for holding the sections and said portion against movement, and releasing means common to both latches.

14. The combination with a car, of a plurality of hinged sections, and supporting means extending from the outer section and coacting In testimony whereofI have signed my name with the car. to this specification in the presence of two sub- 15. The combination with a car, of a pluralscribing Witnesses.

ity of hinged sections, supporting means ex- I RAFFAELA DORONZIO.

tending from the outer section and coaoting Witnesses:

with the car, and a latch mounted upon the ANDREW S. FRASER,

car and engaging the outer section. NIoHoLAs SELVAGGI. 

